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Medical Terminology3
Misc. Suffixes and Words (Ch. 2)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible | capable of, able to |
| -ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic | pertaining to |
| -ive, -tic | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -er, -ist | one who |
| -eum, -ium | membrane |
| -ia, -ism | condition or theory |
| -iac | one who suffers |
| -logist | one who studies, specialist |
| -logy | study or science of |
| -opia | vision |
| -ose | sugar |
| -ous | pertaining to or characterized by |
| -y | state or condition |
| amy/o | starch |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hemat/o | blood |
| lact/o | milk |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| micro- | small |
| muc/o | mucus |
| prote/o, protein/o | protein |
| pyr/o | fire |